The book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, written by Jonathan Safran Foer, is about nine year old Oskar Schell who goes on a journey to find the lock to the mysterious key he found in his fathers closet after he died in the 9/11 attacks. Throughout the story Oskar meets many interesting people who all, in some way or another, help him on his journey. The story is told through many points of veiws in many different time periods. It is told through oskar right after the attack, his grandfather through letters to his son he will never meet and also Oskars grandmother past and present. Because of this unique method of storytelling the reader gets a more complete idea of who each charecter really is. The book has many prominent themes that help show the storys meaning. Some of the themes are fear,loss and determination. Whether it is fear of elevators,death or loosing what means most to you, the loss of a loved one or a dream or innocence and determination to find what you really need. Jonathan Safran Foer uses Oskar and his family to show tragedy, love, fear, hope, and innocence.
BookBrowse Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is both brilliant and compelling.
I love it when a book can stop me in my tracks by offering a style of
writing quite different to the norm. Take your time over this one,
because it's shorter than it looks.
The New York Times - Michiko Kakutani [Foer's] depiction of Oskar's reaction to phone messages left by his father as he awaited
rescue in the burning World Trade Center, his description of Oskar's grandfather's love
affair with Anna and his experiences during the bombing of Dresden - these passages
underscore Mr. Foer's ability to evoke, with enormous compassion and psychological acuity,
his characters' emotional experiences, and to show how these private moments intersect with
the great public events of history.
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The book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, written by Jonathan Safran Foer, is about nine year old Oskar Schell who goes on a journey to find the lock to the mysterious key he found in his fathers closet after he died in the 9/11 attacks. Throughout the story Oskar meets many interesting people who all, in some way or another, help him on his journey. The story is told through many points of veiws in many different time periods. It is told through oskar right after the attack, his grandfather through letters to his son he will never meet and also Oskars grandmother past and present. Because of this unique method of storytelling the reader gets a more complete idea of who each charecter really is. The book has many prominent themes that help show the storys meaning. Some of the themes are fear,loss and determination. Whether it is fear of elevators,death or loosing what means most to you, the loss of a loved one or a dream or innocence and determination to find what you really need. Jonathan Safran Foer uses Oskar and his family to show tragedy, love, fear, hope, and innocence.BookBrowse
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is both brilliant and compelling.
I love it when a book can stop me in my tracks by offering a style of
writing quite different to the norm. Take your time over this one,
because it's shorter than it looks.
The New York Times - Michiko Kakutani
[Foer's] depiction of Oskar's reaction to phone messages left by his father as he awaited
rescue in the burning World Trade Center, his description of Oskar's grandfather's love
affair with Anna and his experiences during the bombing of Dresden - these passages
underscore Mr. Foer's ability to evoke, with enormous compassion and psychological acuity,
his characters' emotional experiences, and to show how these private moments intersect with
the great public events of history.